VUMC Infection Prevention continues to monitor 2019 novel coronavirus
VUMC continues to monitor the ongoing 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak. We want to highlight important points and resources for VUMC faculty and staff to help address any questions or concerns. View...
Study examines how to best help patients breathe after trauma
Emergency Medicine and Trauma Surgery researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center are joining the Nashville Fire Department and nearly two dozen emergency medical service agencies across the country in a Department of Defense (DOD)-funded clinical trial aimed at improving survival with breathing techniques used to keep patients alive at the scene of a trauma. View...
Team tracks integrin's role in lung function
Beta-1 integrin, a critical component of epithelial extracellular matrix receptors, is essential for normal lung function in adulthood, researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have discovered. View...
Pro Football Hall-of-Famer Raymond Berry wears Heart and Vascular Institute tie at Super Bowl
Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver Raymond Berry was honored at the Super Bowl and made sure he wore a special necktie for the occasion, one designed for the Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute. View...
Remembering Stanley Cohen, and my attempt to interview him about his Nobel Prize
Stanley Cohen wanted to be left alone to do his research. I wanted to interview him for a radio show. Amazingly, he said yes. View...
Reminder: App offers GPS tracking of Vanderbilt shuttles
Riders accustomed to following the progress of an Uber or Lyft ride can have a similar experience with Vanderbilt shuttles. Passengers can track the locations of all Vanderbilt shuttles using the Passio Go app, which is downloadable to most smartphones. View...
"Momentum": From research to remedy
Ishmeal Boles was so sick with cancer he was out of his mind. His lung cancer, which had gone undiagnosed, had spread to his liver, spine and brain when he was transferred from a community hospital to Vanderbilt University Medical Center. View...
VUMC in the news
A roundup of a few recent stories from the press about Vanderbilt University Medical Center. View...